Lesley McCain has over 15 years of experience in business development, program management, and marketing in the renewable energy field. She has established partnerships and secured funding for various renewable energy programs and installations. As Midwest Director of Business Development at Community Energy, Inc, she led business planning efforts and identified new partnership opportunities. She also managed the successful Naperville Renewable Energy Program for 5 years, achieving participation goals through creative marketing.

1. Lesley A McCain
160 E. Cunningham Drive
Palatine, IL 60067
(847) 924-7359
lamccain1@aol.com
EXPERIENCE
Community Energy, Inc 6/2005-Present (dual-role)
Midwest Director of Business Development
 Established and cultivated strong relationships with utility partners, municipalities, government offices, NPO’s
Fortune 500 companies, colleges/universities
 Developed and delivered educational multi-media presentations on renewable energy, green tags and climate
change to various size audiences
 Lead team of colleagues in creating CEI business plan for community-sized renewable energy installations,
resulting in new direction for the company
 Identified and secured alternate energy supply partner resulting in new residential program with 4.4 million
potential customers
 Created and implemented Illinois Solar RECap Program, giving Illinois residents a revenue stream for new solar
installations
Program Manager, Naperville Renewable Energy Program
 Attained participation goals five years in a row, resulting in program becoming a top 10 residential program in the
country
 Developed and implemented creative and diverse marketing plan
 Hired, trained and managed successful team of outreach coordinators
 Developed and successfully managed program budget
Illinois Solar Energy Association 9/2009-Present
Board Member/Marketing and Public Relations
 Collaborated on restructuring of Illinois Solar Tour
 Identified advertising partners for Solar Tour guidebook, resulting in a 50% increase in revenue
 Created diverse Solar Tour marketing messages in order to engage various demographics
 Increased solar tour participation by 58% thru a comprehensive marketing campaign that consisted of free TV,
radio, print communications and a wide range of social media tactics
Tommy Hilfiger 2/1993-10/2005
Manufacturers’ Representative
 Created and successfully implemented aggressive sales plans, setting individual targets to meet sales goals.
 Award: Rookie of the Year, 2002
Inverness Golf Club, Inverness, IL 2/1993-1/1995
Golf Shop Buyer
 Proactively identified and responded to members soft goods needs, resulting in a 15% increase in sales
McCain Enterprises, Glen Ellyn, IL 8/1985-6/1988
Owner/Office Manager
 Established, interviewed, trained and supervised a 17 person sales force, which earned five “top office” sales,
awards in a three-state region
 Generated leads and set appointments for the sales team, assisting members to earn ten individual sales awards.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, Communication Studies, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL